Winston School Update 11-23-21
Winston Community,
Winston School Happenings http://winston.k12.mo.us, Winston School’s Activity Google Calendar, Facebook: Winston Redbirds
Have a great Thanksgiving Break. School will resume on Tuesday November 30.
Meet the Winston Redbirds and the Winston Lady Redbirds videos
Lady Redbirds: https://youtu.be/fJvhBlJgCPo
Redbirds: https://youtu.be/r6fMMtyKOo4
Winston School will be hosting a Blood Drive on December 13 from 11:00am to 3:00pm
The Winston FFA Chapter will host their second “Drive to Feed Winston Kids” service project in December of 2021, just in time for the Christmas holiday season!! A flyer is attached.
The Food Drive at the school collected 1260 items for the Green Hills Women’s Shelter! Great job, Redbirds!
The winners of the popcorn movie party are….
High School-7th Grade with 328 Items
Elementary-4th Grade with 222 Items
Honorable Mention-2nd Grade with 204 Items
Congratulations to the JH Boys basketball team for winning 3rd Place in the Winston Junior High Tournament
Congratulations to the JH Girls basketball team for winning 3rd Place in the Winston Junior High Tournament
Winter concert Dec 16 at 7pm, featuring all elementary, plus 5th, 6th, 7-12 bands, and high school choir. Students should arrive at the school at 6:30.
Congratulations to Braden Lee, boys Cross Country, for finishing 24nd (State Medalist) with a time of 17:49 (school record) in the Missouri Cross Country Championships last Saturday in Columbia.
Parents, please remember to contact the office prior to student’s absence or before 8:30am the day of. Parents can call the school at 660.339.6462 for student absences- if it is outside of school hours- no problem! you can leave a voice message. We appreciate your assistance.
2020-21 Yearbooks are waiting for ’21 graduates to pick them up at the office.
Reminder: the collection of Free & Reduced apps determines several funding sources for our school district. Please returned your application
Yearbooks are now on sale for the 2021-2022 school yearbook. They may be purchased online or by sending your order form to Mrs. Faulkner. Click here to order your yearbook online!
VoTech students do attend the North Central Career Center on Mondays. The bus leaves the parking lot at 7:15am.
School hours for students: 7:50am – 3:35pm. Students should be in their rooms ready to work prior to the tardy bell. Detentions will be given for repeatedly late students.
School Coverage: Tri-County Weekly Newspaper out of Jamesport will be publishing pictures and articles concerning the Winston R-VI School District.
Future Dates of Importance
November 23 – First Varsity Basketball game @ South Harrison
November 24-26 – Thanksgiving Break
December 14 – Basketball Senior Night
December 16 – Winter Music Concert
December 20 – School in Session
December 22 – 1st Semester Ends
December 23 – January 3 – Winter Break
December 31 – NCMC Holiday Hoops vs Green City
January 4 – 2nd School in Session, Semester Begins
January 6 – Greenhand Motivational Conference
January 7 – Basketball Homecoming vs East Harrison
January 13 – Activity Pictures
January 20 – Spelling Bee Grades 5-8
January 25 – FBLA Leadership Conference
February 2 – First JH Scholar Bowl match
February 7-12 – HDC Basketball Tournament
March 5 – NHS Induction
Winston Varsity Basketball Schedule
(Varsity start time is 6:00pm, JV start time is 5:00pm depending on the number of JV players available for each team)
| Nov. 19 | Fri. | Jamboree‐Carrollton | 5:55 | away | |||
| Nov. 23 | Tues. | South Harrison | 6:00 | away | |||
| Nov. 29‐Dec 4 | Gallatin Tournament | Gallatin | |||||
| Dec. 6 | Mon. | Pattonsburg | 5:00 | away | |||
| Dec. 9 | Thurs. | North Harrison | 5:00 | away | |||
| Dec. 14 | Tues. | Gilman City | 6:00 | home | |||
| Dec. 17 | Fri. | Tri‐County | 6:00 | away | |||
| Dec. 21 | Tues. | Grundy County | 6:00 | home | |||
| Dec 31 | Friday | NCMC Holiday Hoops | 10:00 | Trenton | |||
| Jan. 4 | Tues. | Mercer | 6:00 | away | |||
| Jan. 7 | Fri. | East Harrison | 6:00 | home | |||
| Jan. 10‐15 | Osborn Tournament | ||||||
| Jan. 18 | Tues. | Tri‐County | 6:00 | home | |||
| Jan. 21 | Fri. | Gilman City | 6:00 | away | |||
| Jan. 24 | Mon. | Orrick | 5:00 | home | |||
| Feb. 1 | Tues. | Mercer | 6:00 | home | |||
| Feb. 3 | Thurs. | Grundy County | 5:00 | away | |||
| Feb. 7‐13 | HDC Tournament | Gilman and Winston | |||||
| Feb. 15 | Tues. | East Harrison | 6:00 | away | |||
| Feb. 17 | Thurs. | Hale | 6:00 | home | |||
| Feb. 19‐26 | Districts | ||||||
The fastest way to get notices on closing or changes with school is by subscribing to the TextCaster Community Connection. You can see how to sign up below.
https://www.onlinefarmersbank.com/community-connection This is a great way to get last-minute changes, announcements, cancelations and critical reminders from the Winston School. If you have signed up and are not getting notifications, please call your service provider.
Do you want to see your student’s grades anytime? Grades can also be checked online as needed. If you have not signed up for access, please call the school.
Pretty amazing stuff going on in several areas of our school. Check them out on Facebook
Winston Redbirds – https://www.facebook.com/Winston-Redbirds-223093394400400/
Winston, MO FFA Chapter – https://www.facebook.com/WinstonMoFFA
High School Daily Announcements: https://www.winston.k12.mo.us/winston-high-school
Elementary Newsletters: https://www.winston.k12.mo.us/winston-elementary
Social-Emotional Learning and Trauma-Informed Schools Initiative: https://dese.mo.gov/college-career-readiness/school-counseling/traumainformed
High School Counselor’s Corner contains information about A+, ACT, Character Plus, Dual Credit, Financial Aid, Girl Talk, Graduation, Job Shadow, Military, Missouri Colleges, Scholarships, and Vo-Tech. – click here for the link
Dr. Brian Robinson
Winston R-VI School Superintendent
200 West Third Street
Winston, MO 64689
(660) 339-6462 school
